http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/atlas-shrugged Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:50:51 -0400 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 06:50:51 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/78/contrasting-views-of-money-in-ayn-rands-atlas-shrugged By Lindsay D. Clark - Atlas Shrugged’s presentation of money departs from the traditional dichotomy of the “haves and have-nots.” In fact such a characterization of money succinctly captures the ultimate evil, in conflict with the ultimate good. The separation it insists on instead may be called “the makers and the maker-nots.” The latter comprises both the haves and the have-nots, while the makers are the golden examples of the good, whose every cent was earned through their own effort.  These, the makers, the builders, the achievers, hold the belief that “the words ‘... Fri, 04 Dec 2009 09:48 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/78/contrasting-views-of-money-in-ayn-rands-atlas-shrugged